Legha Surname
Approximately 518 people bear this surname
Legha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 244 | 1:3,143,711 | 92,729 |
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Legha (89) may also be a first name.
Legha Demographics
Average Legha Salary in
United States
$46,010 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legha (Hindi: लेघा, Marathi: लेघा) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Legha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 600,164th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Legha reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 89 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 3,143,711. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 31 percent live, Rajasthan, where 23 percent live and Haryana, where 18 percent live. Outside of India this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
Legha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Legha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legha surname rose 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Legha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Legha surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Legha earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $46,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.84% more than the national average, earning $63,517 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legha in the Hindi language | ||
| लेघा | legha | - |
| Legha in the Marathi language | ||
| लेघा | legha | 86.96 |
| लेघााबाई | leghaaba'i | 8.7 |
| लेगा | lega | 4.35 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legha
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